{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=A9ABF3BE-3C50-4F7F-9B7F-B822BD80BFE7", "Enzi on the passing of Flip McConnaughey", "2016-09-22", "2016", "2016-09", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Michael Enzi", "E000285", "www.enzi.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., released this statement on the death of his longtime friend and chief of staff, Flip McConnaughey.\r\n\u201cMy heart is heavy today because I will no longer be able to work beside a man who I\u2019ve worked together with for over 40 years.\u00a0My friend, my soul brother, Flip McConnaughey died early this morning. I am here in Washington, D.C. today, but memories take me back to Wyoming. It\u2019s the 1970s.\u00a0I\u2019m 30.\u00a0Flip is 25 and together, I as mayor and Flip as city administrator, are preparing a town to grow to a city of 30,000.\u00a0Then I\u2019m back at Flip\u2019s office in Laramie, Wyoming just before I came to Washington, D.C. to work for Wyoming in the U.S. Senate.\u00a0I\u2019m asking Flip to come and help me by being my chief of staff.\u00a0He\u2019s telling me emphatically, no. I am thankful he changed his mind. I thank the Lord that He blessed my life and many of our lives. He was a people person, guiding when needed, teaching when appropriate or getting someone focused. God bless you, Flip.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=A9ABF3BE-3C50-4F7F-9B7F-B822BD80BFE7"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8144374005496502, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}